Redback Salamander

The things you find when your hiking, of course you have to dig a little. I was surprised to find a Redback Salamander on our hike. The temperatures were in the low 50's. All the critters are starting to get ready for the winter. During the spring and summer your can find just about anything on a hike through the woods. Over the summer i had taken 3 Redback Salamanders  and set them up in a nice little tank. There is no need for any special lighting nor heat, 75 degrees F is good. Took 10 gallon tank and put Coco Fiber on bottom added some leaves and a couple rocks. I would mist tank with water daily. The feeding was tricky, there mouths are so small, so i went out and purchased some Flightless Fruit Flies and they loved them. Only had them for 2 weeks, then let them go back out into the wild. Where i am from there are 22 species of Salamanders and some are amazing. Nice little easy pet to have.